--Yulina side--


    Helu standing on a stick with his arms dangling down.


    But I, who fought him once, I know.


    That was Helu''s real stance.


    There''s no strength in the arms because the extra strength is a hindrance to achieving maximum speed.


    It looks like a stick up, but my knees are slightly bent and I can move at any time.


    I hold the sword in its sheath in the middle position.


    It''s the opposite of her free stance, and it''s an unconventional stance.


    Tina, who is watching nearby, gives me a signal as a referee.


    ''''Then........begin!


    At the moment when I could hear or not hear the last breath - Helu stepped in between with an explosive step.


    Even I would have to take two steps to reach the distance, but Helu could step in and attack with one easy step.


    Before, I was upset by it and lost.


    But this time, he would use his previous reflection to deal with it.


    I had already placed my sword where she would be coming from.


    Just by shifting it a little bit, it would pierce her heart area as it was.


    ''''Hmph!''''


    But Helu flicked the side of his sword with his fist and kicked me in the torso.


    ''''d*mn...!


    I use my right arm to prevent the kick from entering my abdomen, but it''s still heavy.


    Helu is shorter than me and must weigh less than me.


    His speed is greater than mine, so why does his attack sound like this?


    If it were a sword and a fist, the sword would normally have the advantage.


    Even if a fist is hit once, it''s not a problem as long as I can defend it like I did now.


    However, even if the sword is blocked with the arm, there is a high probability that it will be a fatal wound.


    So why is Helu so strong like this?


    Helu''s attacks are fast and he has a lot of hands.


    I dodge them at the last minute and I also swing my sword as a counter.


    ''''Haha!　That''s fine, Yulina!


    But Helu ducks my attack and attacks at the same time.


    It''s not a case of preventing and flushing and then attacking like I did, but at the same time as I avoided it.


    This doesn''t make the most sense to me.


    No, originally this might be the ideal.


    The ideal of a counter attack is to prevent and attack at the same time, but the question is whether it is possible.


    The best counter attacker I''ve seen so far is Eric.


    He neatly handles his opponent''s attacks and counterattacks when he is out of stance.


    Next to that is Deputy Commander Liberto.


    Deputy Commander Liberto may be a bit like Helu.


    He has a superhuman way of handling his body that makes his counterattack unpredictable.


    Helu also has a good way of handling his body, but he doesn''t move it consciously like Vice Commander Liberto, he moves it reflexively, rather than consciously.


    That''s why it''s hard to predict his movements, it''s hard to hit his attacks, and it''s hard to handle his attacks.


    And..........


    Gah.........!


    I''m just about to be swept off my feet and rolled over, when Helu''s foot stabs me in the throat and blows me away.


    My body hits the wall so hard that I can''t breathe for a moment.


    ''Haha, I guess we win.''


    Helu said with a laugh as he stopped in his stance to kick me.


    I can''t argue with anything, it''s a complete loss.


    ''Sorry - I kicked you pretty hard. Are you okay?''''


    Gosh it''s all right. It''s all right.


    If Helu had really kicked me in the throat, I would be dead.


    Even if I go easy on him, this power?


    ''''No, I mean, that''s it. Yulina-chan isn''t very good at fighting, is she?


    What a terrible idea!


    When you say that clearly, as expected, it hurts me too.....


    But I must be weak because I have been completely defeated by Helu.


    ''''From what I saw, I thought Yulina-chan was stronger than that.


    Well, that''s a disappointment, I suppose...


    Well, that''s part of it.


    d*mn it...!


    I guess Helu has a straightforward nature that doesn''t lie.


    That''s why........it sticks in my chest.


    ''''Including physical abilities and skills, our strength and Yulina-chan probably aren''t too different.


    ''But I lost to Helu without a single sword in my hand.


    Yeah, that''s why I''m so bad at it.


    Yeah, don''t say that too many times...


    It makes me feel even more depressed.


    ''''Yulina-chan, the way you fight is too beautiful.


    Is it too beautiful...?


    Yeah, that''s why it''s so easy to duck. You don''t have to be so dumb to fight. You just have to move your body in the moment.


    No, that''s a tough one.


    But well that''s too beautiful, which is a good point.


    When I fought Helu, I held my sword in the middle of my midline.


    That suited me, I thought, because I thought it was the right thing to do.


    But maybe it wasn''t.


    It''s not a fit; it''s the only way I know how to do it.


    I''ve been doing this all my life with an unconventional stance, but maybe that''s not enough.


    I need to be stronger.


    I''m still too weak to free Elena-san from slavery.


    ''One more fight, Helu. There''s something I want to try.


    Of course, I enjoy fighting.


    I decided to try what I had just come up with for Helu.